Into the Abyss
A documentary filmmaker confronts death‑row inmates to expose the human faces and moral stakes of capital punishment.
“A gaze into the abyss of the human soul.”
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Werner Herzog engages in conversations with Death Row inmates, exploring their perspectives on life and death. Through these interactions, he delves into their personal stories and the crimes that led to their sentences.
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Principal cast & crew: 14
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Edited by Joe BiniShot by Peter ZeitlingerScored by Mark De Gli Antoni
Also known as
- Death Rowde
- Tod in Texasde
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14 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Werner Herzog
as Self - Narrator
Richard Lopez
as Self - Death House Chaplin
Michael Perry
as Self - Death Row Inmate
Damon Hall
as Self - Montgomery County Sheriff's Department
Lisa Stolter Balloun
as Self - Daughter and Sister to Victims
Charles Richardson
as Self - Older Brother of Jeremy
Jason Burkett
as Self - Convicted Murderer
Jared Talbert
as Self - Citizen of Conroe Texas
Amanda West
as Self - Former Bartender
Delbert Burkett
as Self - Jason Burkett's Father
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